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Benjamin Hochman
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May 16, 2013 @ 12:53 pm
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If Russell Westbrook had not been injured, the Thunder would have won the Western Conference, I believe (not that I’m going out on a limb here or anything). Alas, history was detoured — and the Thunder’s season is now over.

But the injury did provide an opportunity for Reggie Jackson, the Palmer High (Colorado Springs) graduate and 2008 winner of The Denver Post’s Mr. Colorado Basketball[1] honors.

In the Thunder’s two postseason series, the point guard Jackson averaged 13.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists, while playing 33.5 minutes and averaging just 1.9 turnovers.

“I’m really, really proud of Reggie – I’m excited for his future,” teammate Kevin Durant said Wednesday after the Game 5 and series-ending loss to Memphis.

Perhaps Jackson’s best-overall playoff game was the first-round clincher against Houston – that night he played 45 minutes, scoring 17 points with seven boards and eight assists.

Jackson went to Boston College and was drafted 24th overall by the Thunder in the 2011 NBA Draft.